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World's Most Stressful Cities Revealed
3 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Remitly survey ranks cities by stress factors.
- Long commutes and high living costs increase stress.
- Quality of life is the top reason people relocate.
A comprehensive ranking of the world's most stressful cities has been compiled by Remitly, utilizing data from a survey of 4,500 individuals conducted in August 2025. Financial experts meticulously analyzed over 170 major urban centers, evaluating key stress indicators.
Factors such as extended average commute times, elevated costs of living, healthcare accessibility, crime rates, safety concerns, and air quality were weighed. The findings indicate that the most stressed cities often share characteristics of long travel durations and expensive living expenses, frequently being capital cities.
Improving overall quality of life was cited as the leading reason for people's desire to move. This underscores a widespread aspiration for destinations offering a slower pace, a more relaxed lifestyle, and greater affordability.
